Re: [FairfieldLife] An acute differnce between Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism

2014-02-17 Thread doctordumbass
I wasn't aware of all of the "courseware" Robin was doing. Sounds to me as if he was intoxicated on Sattva, and developed a delusional view of the world. Not too surprising, given the strength of the techniques - Glad he is back to ordinary living. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] An acute differnce between Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism

2014-02-17 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 2/16/2014 5:58 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: As St. Athanasius said, “God became man, so that man might become a god.” > According to Robin, at the time of his enlightenment he was on AofE training with MMY and rounding for months at a time using the advanced techniques given to him by MMY

Re: [FairfieldLife] An acute differnce between Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism

2014-02-16 Thread anartaxius
And there is this phrase in the Gospel of John: 'But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.'

Re: [FairfieldLife] An acute differnce between Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism

2014-02-16 Thread emptybill
Willy sez: So, where is the part about "man becoming God" in the Eastern Orthdoxy? Look it up: As St. Athanasius said, “God became man, so that man might become a god.” http://www.antiochian.org/content/theosis-partaking-divine-nature http://www.antiochian.org/content/theosis-partaking-div

Re: [FairfieldLife] An acute differnce between Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism

2014-02-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 2/16/2014 12:15 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: The Roman Catholic Church did not accept all of Augustine's ideas... > So, where is the part about "man becoming God" in the Eastern Orthdoxy?

[FairfieldLife] An acute differnce between Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism

2014-02-16 Thread emptybill
Original Sin vs Ancestral Sin Another point of theological contention according to some Orthodox theologians is the Roman Catholic teachings on Original Sin. Orthodox theologians trace this position to having its roots in the works of Saint Augustine. Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Ea